Hame and trace connector.



No. 659,886. 7 Patented 06f. I6, I900. J. A. JAMISUN.

NAME AND TRACE CONNECTOR.

(Application filed sin. 11. 1900.

JAMES A. JAMISON, OF RUSSELLVILLE, ARKANSAS.

HAIVIE AND TRACE CONNECTOR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 659,816, dated October16, 1900.

Application filed January 11, 1900. Serial No. 1,170. (No model.)

T0 60% whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, James A. JAMISON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Russellville, in the county of Pope and State of Arkansas,have invented a new and useful Combined Hame Tug and Buckle, of whichthe following is a specification.

My invention relates to hame-tn gs, and has for its object to provide ahame and trace tug buckle composed of two parts, each part having at itsforward end a half-eye so formed that when the said parts are broughttogether the half-eyes unite to form an eye which is adapted to beconnected to the hame. The two parts of my device are so constructedthat when in use they are held together by means of a trace, as will befully hereinafter set forth.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is face view of the innerhalf ofthe buckle and an edge view of the loop. Fig. 2 is a face View of theouter half of the buckle. Fig. 3 is a perspective View of the two parts.Fig. 4: is a perspective view of one of the hames and of the buckle andtrace-tug in position.

The inner half A is provided with two projections 5, one rising fromeach outer edge of the rear end of said part, with a rod 6 running fromone to the other through the free ends of the same. Near the rear end ofsaid part is a pin 7, which rises perpendicular from the outer face ofthe plate. Said plate is provided with a longitudinal slot which has nofunction, however, being intended to lighten the weight of the buckleand for ornament. The inner face of said part is provided with across-groove 9, and fitting in this crossgroove 9 is one side of asquare loop 10, the other part of said loop being in front or on theouter face of said part. Said part is provided with a neck 12, theforward end of which is provided with a half-eye 14:. The outer half Bof said buckle is also provided with a neck 12', which corresponds tothe neck of the half A, and it is also provided with a halfeye let,which corresponds to the eye 14: of the half A, and these two half-eyeswhen brought together form a lap-eye and hold firmly in the eye of thehame 19. Said part B is also provided with a cross-slot 17 immediatelyopposite the groove 9. Through this slot passes the outer part of thesquare loop 10. Immediately in the rear of this slot are two other slots16 and 15, the latter shown in Fig. 2. The slot 16 is for the trace 18to pass up through. The rear slot 15 has no function, it being intendedto lighten the weight of the buckle and for the purposes ofornamentation. This slot may be entirely dispensed with, or it may bedivided into several short slots or ornamental openings, as shown inFigs. 3 and 4:.

The rear part or tail end of part B is provided "on its outer face witha shoulder 8, which comes against the front part of the rod 6 and keepsthe part B from slipping back ward. The tail of part B has extendingfrom its inner face and near its rear end an inwardlyprojecting pin 7.The exact location of this pin is not material. It may be farther to therear than is shown in Fig. 3, or the slot 15 may be a little shorter, soas to leave a base for said pin, and the diamond-shaped opening in thetail of part B may be closed, forming a base for pin 7. Said tail partcurves slightly inward.

The trace-tug is provided with several perforations, and it is put intothe buckle from the rear, its front end passed under pin 7' and betweenarms 5 over the pin 7 up through slot 16, and then the two parts A and Bare pressed together, and the pins 7 and 7 are caused to enterperforations in the trace-tug. The outer part of loop 10 is passed upthrough slot 17, and just at this time the half eyes 14 and 14 are putinto the eye of the hame, the trace-tug is passed under the loop, and assoon as the trace is pulled on the half-eyes 14 and 14 are broughttogether firmly and so held by two means. The trace, which lies inplanes at right angles to part B having been passed under the loop,holdsthe two ends together, and the curved part of the tail also has atendency to press the front end of the part A down closely against thepart B.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is

A combined hame tug and buckle consisting of an inner part, having ahalf-eye on its front end; a cross-groove in its inner face; a pinprojecting from its front face, and near its rear end; two arms risingoutwardly from its rear end at each edge; a rod passing from one arm tothe other, and through the extreme ends of said arms; an outer part,hav-' ing a half-eye corresponding toithe half-eye of the inner part;the two half-eyes constructed to form a lap-eye when brought together; across-slot immediately opposite the cross-groove of the inner part; alongitudinal slot in the rear of said cross-slot; a ='tail, having itsrear end turned slightly inward, and also having a pin extend-ingfromitsin-i ner face; said tail provided on its outer side with a shoulderadapted to rest against therod, to keep the said outer part fromslipping backward; said tail end adapted "to be'passed under the rod andbetween the arms; a ioop

